After not seeing any threads around the 150 series UHF install locations, thought I would start one.
Today I pulled the left side of the car apart to install a icom-450. After removing the footplate, weather strip, left kickpanel, glove box and glove box shroud I hunted around for a place to install the unit. The unit being the 450 with the controls on the handset, I went looking for a spot that can be totally concealed with just the extension cable left out to plug the handset into.
I managed to find a spot on the right of the footwell, next to the rear of the Nav unit and fans. Keeping well away from any airbag units/connections.
I drilled a pilot hole into the subframe in that area and then fixed the bracket with two selftapper screws. I put some sticky foam pad between the UHF bracket and frame to stop any ratteling.
After that was pretty straight forward, through the left side firewall provided grommet then connected aerial, pos+ to the isolator and neg- to the battery. It only takes 1 +screw and 4x 8mm bolts to get all the covers out, and they go back in nice and quickly.
Extension cord runs up the back and into the glove box, allowing me to pull the handset and some extension cord out when in use. Glove box shuts fine with cord on the jam. I only use my UHF during trips so this suits me for now. May look to get a rj-45 pass throughout into on of the blanks in time.
Pic attached of the location for the man unit.
Today I pulled the left side of the car apart to install a icom-450. After removing the footplate, weather strip, left kickpanel, glove box and glove box shroud I hunted around for a place to install the unit. The unit being the 450 with the controls on the handset, I went looking for a spot that can be totally concealed with just the extension cable left out to plug the handset into.
I managed to find a spot on the right of the footwell, next to the rear of the Nav unit and fans. Keeping well away from any airbag units/connections.
I drilled a pilot hole into the subframe in that area and then fixed the bracket with two selftapper screws. I put some sticky foam pad between the UHF bracket and frame to stop any ratteling.
After that was pretty straight forward, through the left side firewall provided grommet then connected aerial, pos+ to the isolator and neg- to the battery. It only takes 1 +screw and 4x 8mm bolts to get all the covers out, and they go back in nice and quickly.
Extension cord runs up the back and into the glove box, allowing me to pull the handset and some extension cord out when in use. Glove box shuts fine with cord on the jam. I only use my UHF during trips so this suits me for now. May look to get a rj-45 pass throughout into on of the blanks in time.
Pic attached of the location for the man unit.
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